Today's technology start-ups thrive on fast delivery, implementing user feedback, and pivoting their approaches. However, testing assumptions, mediocre applications, and isolated solutions can end a project before it even gets off the ground. That’s why they need an innovation-driven environment to truly thrive – a community of like-minded people. This community should be not only local, but also regional and global, as is Tech Emerging Europe Advocates, part of the Global Tech Advocates network that includes almost 20,000 start-up founders, entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and experts.

Russ Shaw, the founder of Global Tech Advocates, London Tech Advocates and London Tech Week, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about why joining Tech Emerging Europe Advocates can help start-ups to connect with tech entrepreneurs and investors globally, and about the role of the London tech ecosystem going forward.